Southeast Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Kernersville, North Carolina

Southeast Middle in Kernersville, North Carolina enrolled 733 students in 2024-25 with 46.0 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 26-27% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

820 students in 2022-23, 726 students in 2023-24, 733 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.4 to 46.0.

Students enrolled at Southeast Middle by school year2022-23: 820, 2023-24: 726, 2024-25: 73302505007501k2022-238202023-247262024-25733
Students enrolled at Southeast Middle by school year2022-23: 820, 2023-24: 726, 2024-25: 73302505007501k2022-238202023-247262024-25733
Students enrolled at Southeast Middle by school year2022-23: 820, 2023-24: 726, 2024-25: 73302505007501k2022-238202023-247262024-25733
Students enrolled at Southeast Middle by school year2022-23: 820, 2023-24: 726, 2024-25: 73302505007501k2022-238202023-247262024-25733
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2382048.417.0
2023-2472647.115.4
2024-2573346.015.9

15.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools

Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Southeast Middle 15.9; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSoutheast Middle 15.9state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Southeast Middle 15.9; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSoutheast Middle 15.9state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Southeast Middle 15.9; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSoutheast Middle 15.9state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Southeast Middle 15.9; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSoutheast Middle 15.9state median 16.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 443 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southeast Middle enrolled 885 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 149 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 443 of the 885 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions149
  • Chronically absent37.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

32.3% of students were Hispanic, 30.4% Black, 28.8% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic32.3%
  2. Black30.4%
  3. White28.8%
  4. Two or more races6.7%
  5. Asian1.5%
  6. American Indian0.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Southeast Middle scored proficient or above: 26-27% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math26‑27%41%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Kernersville

3 public middle schools in Kernersville report 2024-25 enrollment; Southeast Middle is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
East Forsyth Middle School77215.899.6%
Kernersville Middle75416.698.9%
Southeast Middle73315.999.6%

All public schools in Kernersville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Southeast Middle

  1. Kernersville MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 3.9 miles away: 754 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
  2. East Forsyth Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.3 miles away: 772 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
  3. Compare Southeast Middle with Kernersville MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools spends per student$13,811 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,811
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSoutheast Middle is the number 140 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#140 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.15.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Southeast Middle

  1. How many students attend Southeast Middle?
    733 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 820 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Kernersville, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Southeast Middle?
    15.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Southeast Middle a Title I school?
    Southeast Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Southeast Middle do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Southeast Middle scored proficient or above: 26-27% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Southeast Middle in?
    Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, NCES district ID 3701500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370150002380 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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